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Best Historical Film Films of 1996


Titanic

In 1912, the H.M.S. ... and Catherine Zeta-Jones (before she became a major star in The Mask Of Zorro and Entrapment) as Isabella Paradine. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

The Crucible

When Arthur Miller's play ... the first one in English; the previous version, filmed in France in 1956, starred Simone Signoret and Yves Montand. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Ghosts of Mississippi

This is a long-awaited ... bring Beckwith in for a third trial. Woods' performance as a wise-cracking bigot is one of the film's highlights. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Soul of the Game

This original HBO production ... to the big leagues in 1948; Gibson died at the age of 36 in 1947 of a brain tumor. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Sharpe's Mission

Sean Bean stars as ... husband. Sharpe's Mission was the 11th of 15 Richard Sharpe adventures Sean Bean would star in for British television. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Sharpe's Regiment

Sean Bean returns as ... serve their King, Sharpe and Harper decide to fake their deaths and enlist in the army as foot soldiers. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Sharpe's Siege

Sean Bean returns as ... British television; the Sharpe films later found a loyal audience in the United States after they aired on PBS. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Inside

A solemn look at ... style suits the harsh subject matter and keeps the focus strongly upon the cast, who provide appropriately intense performances. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

The Pathfinder

Based on James Fenimore ... this adventure follows a mid-18th-century British scout through the wilderness on a mission to sneak into a French fortress. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

The Ogre

Based on a novel ... the upper echelons of the SS and give him a job as a hunting assistant on Goering's Bavarian estate. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]

Libertarias

This big-budget Spanish drama ... and the women are left with broken ideals and angry hearts that lead them into one last, violent battle. [ best historical film films - 1996 ]




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